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### Question: What to expect if I have HELLP syndrome  (Outlook/Prognosis)?
### Response: When the disease is not treated early, up to 1 out of 4 women develop serious complications. Without treatment, a small number of women die.
The death rate among babies born to mothers with HELLP syndrome depends on birth weight and the development of the baby's organs, especially the lungs.
HELLP syndrome may return in up to 1 out of 4 future pregnancies.